Alicia Keys

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News about Alicia Keys, including commentary and archival articles published in The New York Times.

Chronology of Coverage

Dec. 5, 2014

Pop star Alicia Keys releases new song We Gotta Pray in protest of Staten Island grand jury's decision not to indict white police officer in the death of Eric Garner; song, which pleads for peaceful protest, is accompanied by video that combines photos of civil rights demonstrations from the past and present. MORE

Sep. 21, 2014

Nicholas Kristof Op-Ed column describes singer Alicia Keys's decision to start We Are Here movement, which will channel her music and her fans to social justice causes; notes that Keys is trying to connect with fans who are frustrated about social inequities but feel helpless to make difference. MORE

Sep. 30, 2013

Second annual Global Citizen Festival in Central Park revolves around mission of ending extreme poverty worldwide; concert features performances by Bono, Stevie Wonder, John Mayer, Alicia Keys, Kings of Leon, Elvis Costello, as well as visit from Ban Ki-moon, of the United Nations. MORE

May. 31, 2013

The novelist Alice Walker and the rock musician Roger Waters had called upon Alicia Keys to cancel a planned concert in Tel Aviv to protest Israel’s policies toward the Palestinians. MORE

A generation ago, before Alicia Keys was born, soul songwriting began to face nearly fatal challenges. Disco flattened out the syncopations of funk, and hip-hop replaced soul's gospel roots with macho conflict, materialistic striving and vamps instead of song forms.

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January 6, 2014, Monday

Alicia Keys has lost her job as BlackBerry’s global creative director. She got the job last year in connection with the company’s introduction of the BlackBerry 10 line of phones. But she continued to use an iPhone to post on Twitter.